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lihi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Edge, rim, border, boundary, margins, brim.

2. Small quantity, particle, a little bit, minutia; slight.

  • Examples:
    • ʻIke lihi, to glimpse.
    • Lihi kamaʻāina, slight knowledge, casual acquaintance.
    • ʻAʻohe ona lihi hoʻomaopopo iki, he didn't in the least understand.
    • ʻAʻole lihi launa o ka pilikia, there's no end to the trouble.
    • ʻAʻohe oʻu lihi hoihoi, I haven't a particle of interest, not the slightest interest.
    • He lihi pili kō mākou, we are remotely related.
    • Lihi launa ʻole, not the slightest association.
    • ʻAʻole e lilo kahi huna, ʻaʻole hoʻi kahi lihi iki o ke kānāwai (Mat. 5.18), not one jot, not one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law.
  • hoʻolihi Caus/sim.; to gird.

3. Right or interest in property.

  • Examples:
    • He lihi koʻu i laila, I have an interest there.

4. Point of fishhook.

  • References:
    • Kam. 76:77.

5. Pearl-shell lure, as for ʻōpelu fish.

6. Piece of land usually between two ahupuaʻa and of unestablished ownership.

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lihi

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Margin, as on a printed page.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Lihi hema. Left margin.
    • Lihi ʻākau. Right margin.
    • Lihi o luna. Top margin.
    • Lihi o lalo. Bottom margin.
    • Hoʻopaʻa i nā lihi. To set the margins.
  • References:

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LI-HI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To arrive at; to approach to.

2. To come together; to be united, as two pieces of cloth in a garment.

3. To be united in close friendship, as two friends.

LI-HI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A border or edge of a thing where it unites or is near to another when in contact, as edges of bones. Anat. 6. A border, edge or boundary of a land; the seam or place of uniting in a garment.

2. A lot or portion of land marked off. Isa. 57:6. Lihi wai, a border or edge of water. Ios. 3:8 A part or portion. SYN. with kuleana. Hoik. 22:19. He lihi maikai ka liki o ka hana, a good fitting is the tightness of the work.

3. The union or nearness of relationship, i. e., the friendship of relationship; he mea e maopopo ai ke ano hoahanau ana.

4. The bending of an arch upward, as a rainbow.

5. The rainbow itself.

6. With iki, a very small portion of a thing; lihi iki, a very small piece. SYN. with huna, a small fragment. Mat. 5:18, also Oih. 8:21. Aole ona wahi lihi ike iki i ka ka Haku olelo, he has no knowledge at all of the Lord's word.

LI-HI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. By the edge; by the end; kau lihi, laid with the edge or end only resting on, i. e., slightly resting on; he wahi helehelena wale no kana ike lihi ana, he partly saw the outlines of her countenance. Laieik. 33.

Lihi (lī'-hi), adv.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. By the edge; by the end; kau lihi, laid with the edge or end only resting on, that is, slightly resting on; he wahi helehelena wale no kana ike lihi ana, he partly saw the outlines of her countenance.—Laieik. p. 33.

2. Almost.

Lihi (lī'-hi), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A border, edge or boundary of a thing where it unites or is near to another when in contact, as edges of bones; the seam or place of uniting in a garment.

2. A lot or portion in anything. Syn: Kuleana.

3. Union or nearness to; he mea e maopopo ai ke ano hoahanau ana, a thing that proves relationship.

4. With iki, a very small portion of a thing; lihi iki, a very small piece. Aole ona wahi lihi ike iki i ka ka Haku olelo, He has no knowledge at all of the Lord's word. Syn: Huna, a fragment.

Lihi (lī'-hi), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To unite; to fasten to.

2. To come together; to be united, as two pieces of cloth in a garment.

3. To be united in close friendship, as two friends.

lihi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pearl-shell lure, used for bonito.

lihi

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

border, edge.

lihi

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Boundary. In re Application of Territory to Register and Confirm Title at Kakaako, 30 Haw. 666, 669 (1928). 2. Edge, rim, border, boundary, margins, brim (PE). 3. Edge; border, boundary (T). 4. A border, edge or boundary of a thing where it unites or is near to another when it contacts, as edges of bones (AP). 5. Small portion; bit. 6. Piece of land usually between two ahupuaʻa and of unestablished ownership (PE).

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